Nannie May Wood

Photo Courtesy of Karin Heymerof the Wood family

NANNIE MAY WOOD was born Jul 15, 1879 in Texas, and died July 17, 1969 in Cottle County, TX. She was the daughter of George Edward Wood and Mary Pamelia Miller. She married (1) ISAAC COWART. She married (2) JAKE P. BORLAND Abt. 1896 in Texas. He was born Oct. 29, 1861 in Missouri, and died May 14, 1947 in Cottle County, TX.

More About NANNIE MAY WOOD and J. P. Borland:
Burial: Garden of Memories Cemetery, Paducah, Cottle County, TX

Faye Townley, 89, of Stanton, formerly of Paducah, died on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2003, in a local nursing home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003, at the First Baptist Church of Paducah with the Rev. James Mantooth, pastor, officiating. Interment will be at Garden of Memories Cemetery in Paducah.

She was born on Dec. 21, 1913, in Comanche County and married Alvis Townley on Jan. 2, 193,2 in Delwin. He preceded her in death on Jan. 11, 2001.

Mrs. Townley was a homemaker, an art teacher and owner of a ceramic shop. She had written a biography about her father Jake Borland’s experiences on the Chisolm Trail entitled “The Life And Times On The Chisolm Trail.”

She was a member of First Baptist Church of Stanton and also a longtime member of First Baptist Church in Paducah. She had been a member of the Garden Club and various other clubs in Paducah.

Survivors include two sons, Cecil Townley of Stanton and Warren Townley of Canyon; one daughter, June Seigler of Abilene; eight grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.